Using the release of the brand new 2 wheel self balancing electric scooter, 2015 may be a thrilling year for gadget fans. All over the world, folks are taking to YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to write pics and vids of themselves zipping around for this 2 wheel contraption which basically appears to be a board using a wheel on both sides.
A mix of a skateboard and a segway, this mini Segway (with no handle) type thing is blowing up in popularity, fuelled to some extent through the level of celebrities which were seen using one. From Bieber assault to Soulja Boy, Kendall Jenner to Jamie Foxx, have the ability to tried their hand as of this nifty little gadget, and seem to possess a lots of fun doing so.
Nicknamed the ‘swegway’ (because of it’s likeness to the Segway, but a ‘cooler’ version) we aren’t sure entirely where this type of self balancing scooter descends from or who invented the very first. Probably it descends from some factory in China. The initial glimpses we saw of computer on tv were a product referred to as the IO Hawk, a scooter that will cost you an impressive $1800. It was last January of 2015. Subsequently many cheaper versions of the identical product have fallen in the marketplace along with the average price at this time is apparently around $500.
How does it work? Basically you climb onto both panels and shift the body weight slightly forward or slightly back and yes it senses this bodyweight change and moves backwards or forwards. This may also turn right of left. This self balancing scooter is turning out to be very popular that it is being touted because personal mobility device into the future. Who would like to walk when you’re able to glide, right? Plus it is a lot quicker than walking, travelling at speeds of 6mph to 10mph.